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Bimaxillary surgery is a painful invasive procedure in plastic surgery. Pain control is typically achieved using intravenous analgesics. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of a novel temperature-responsive hydrogel, PF72, mixed with ropivacaine, as a local pain management solution when applied directly to the surgical site following orthognathic surgery. The study was conducted from October 2022 to July 2023 and included a cohort of 40 candidates for orthognathic surgery, encompassing LeFort I maxillary ostectomy and sagittal split ramus osteotomy. The participants were divided into an Injection group (n = 20), where PF72 was administered at the surgical site before the orthognathic surgery, and a Control group (n = 20), which relied solely on intravenous analgesics. Pain was evaluated at 3, 6, 24, 48, and 72 h after surgery using a numerical rating scale (NRS). The mean NRS scores at 24 h were 6.35 and 4 for the Control and Injection groups, respectively. The mean NRS scores at 72 h were 3.4 and 2.55 for the Control and Injection groups, respectively. Patients who received PF72 experienced less pain than those who received intravenous analgesics. These findings underscore the potential of PF72 as an effective alternative for enhancing pain management in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery.
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This research was supported by the Hallym University Research Fund 2022 (HURF-2022-46) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, Information and Communications Technologies (No. 2021R1F1A1062758; Kim SH).
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Yun, C.W., Kim, K.H., Lee, W. et al. Comparative Analysis of Temperature-Responsive Hydrogel (PF 72) for Postoperative Pain After Bimaxillary Surgery: A Retro-spective Study. Aesth Plast Surg 48, 1271–1275 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03846-6
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